Tucson Living
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Many of the older homes in Tucson use a system called Evaporative Cooling. Sometimes they are referred to as “Swamp Coolers”. The same effect of cooling the air by evaporation is used by many residences and restaurants with outdoor [...]
What Are You Passionate About
A Passion for Photography
Many of you that read this blog often (okay, both of you that read this blog often : ) know I’m passionate about photography. I love it more than I ever have before. The digital age allows me to do things I could only dream about in the past. Years ago I [...]
September In-between Days of Summer Almost
Here in Tucson we are in the “In-Between” days. It isn’t fall yet, and summer is almost over. The Monsoon Rains are still making an appearance somewhere around town a few times a week.
The weather is still HOT! and on a good day it is a “Dry Heat” But there are plenty of other days [...]
Tucson Monsoon Season Ending Soon
Tucson Winter Golf Monsoon Beginning
This year is the first time we don’t use a mathematical calculation to compute the beginning and ending of the Monsoon Season.
It was officially set as beginning on June 15 and ending on September 15. In actuality it didn’t start in June and it could be ending a little sooner than [...]
Silestone on Tucson Kitchen Countertops
In a buyers market one of the incentives sellers are adding, including new construction are upgrades to the kitchen and bath counter-tops. While granite is the buzz word, the superior alternative is Silestone.
If we didn’t all have enough to be concerned about now there are reports of Radon gas being released from granite countertops. Ok, [...]
On The Streets of Tucson
You never know what you will see on the streets of Tucson. A frequent site not seen in many other places are large trucks rigged to carry Saguarro Cactus. The other morning I was sitting at the corner of Oracle and Magee. I was in the left turn lane to head West on Magee when [...]
The Flow of Traffic and the Pace of Life
I’ve just got back from a two week drive covering more than 10 states and two weeks. My final destination was Ontario, Ohio for my 40th high school reunion. I got to Ontario and where I was staying Friday night Aug. 7 and was up by 5 am. Ohio time which was 2 am. Tucson [...]
